Hernandez: France Loss Better Now Than June 16
Lucas Hernandez: France's 1-2 friendly loss to Ivory Coast is better now than June 16 World Cup opener vs Senegal, with Northern Ireland test next.
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Sign inLucas Hernandez: France's 1-2 friendly loss to Ivory Coast is better now than June 16 World Cup opener vs Senegal, with Northern Ireland test next.
France lost 1-2 to Ivory Coast in a friendly but Rayan Cherki's defiant vow—'crush everyone'—set the tone for their World Cup opener vs Senegal on June 16.
France lose first friendly under Deschamps, 2-1 to Ivory Coast in Nantes, revealing defensive issues 10 days before World Cup start vs Senegal.
Lucas Hernandez: France's 1-2 friendly loss to Ivory Coast is better now than June 16 World Cup opener vs Senegal, with Northern Ireland test next.
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Guéla Doué scored and assisted as Ivory Coast beat France 2-1, becoming the 5th French-born player to net against Les Bleus. Brother Désiré was an unused sub.
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France lose first friendly under Deschamps, 2-1 to Ivory Coast in Nantes, revealing defensive issues 10 days before World Cup start vs Senegal.
Lucas Hernandez: France's 1-2 friendly loss to Ivory Coast is better now than June 16 World Cup opener vs Senegal, with Northern Ireland test next.
Vikash Dhorasoo sees France's 1-2 friendly defeat to Côte d'Ivoire as a World Cup warning, citing lack of concentration and missing key players.
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Guéla Doué scored and assisted as Ivory Coast beat France 2-1, becoming the 5th French-born player to net against Les Bleus. Brother Désiré was an unused sub.